Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-24
Charles Blagg,
Aged twenty.
Nearer my God u Thee.
One the reverse side was in large script
4 sentence fraught with meaning:
The one was taken
aud
L.. rl...r Lon

4 sentence fraught with meaning:
The one was taken
aud
the other lCN
The one taken was a young and tayOrlte
groom of the Prince OF Wales, who fell Ill
at the same time, OF the same dread dis
ease ~ his ROYAL master, hut who i'll spite
of his robust and superior strength, died,
while the one who was LEFT was still
battling for his lite. Little .is sid and
little is known about this stone, which
with its inscription was chosen by the
Prince: but to my mind it should prove II
strong link between Prince and people.
Just inside the porch bronze tablet had
been inserted, to the memory of a faithful
officer for over twenty years in the service
OF the family.
The interior of the church suggests q
private chapel. 1t is lit by beautiful win
dows of stained glass, two OF which put IN
by the tho Prince, are in memory OF the
late rector of Sandringham, and OF Colonel
Grey, one of the royal Cquerries. The root
is of open oak work, the floor of red aud
black tiles, and the Chancel, which is very
ornate. has in it fine and large medalliOnS
by Bohn, of Prince Leopold and the Prin-
cess Alice. On either side of the Chancel
are spacious seats of carved oak work, the
ends of which are finished with figures in
relief, and the cushiOning inside of red.
The lectern is an elaborate piece of brass
work highly polished andibearing this in
scription; .,.
TO the Glory Of God
A thank Offering for his mercy,
~ December lSb.
Alexander
"When was i'm trouble, called upon the Loni
and He heard me.
Mr. lIervey, the rector, is nephew OF
the Marquis OF Bristol, and a typical Eng
lish CLERGYMAN. Perfect in manner, with
the air OF one who finds religion compati,
bile with cheerfnlness, nay jOllity, and Il
complexion that bespeaks capital dlges
ton and "A comfortable state of conscience.
1t is impossible in this space to attempt
any detailed description OF the Prince 0l
Wales estate of Sandringham, which com
priScs some eight thousand acres, to say
nothing OF the neighbOring villages OI
West Newton, Rabingley and WOltertOn,
which he owns entirely, rs well ~ part
Of Dershiugham.
The sale of Sandringham To the Prince
Consort for the use of his eldest son, was
what it commonly called now Il Job.
The place belonged to a noble spendthrlt,
the Hon. Joseph COwper, whose wife, Lady
| Harriet. was the widow of the celebrated
! Count D'OrSay, and the daughter oi the
| Earl of BleSSingtOn. The estate was IN .
| frightlul condition, the house small and
ready 10 tumble down; hut nevertheless
! Lord PalmerStnn, the uncle dillon. Spencer
| COwper, persuaded the Prince COnsOrt n
was lust what he wanted for the Heir
| Apparent: and what is more To the point
persuaded the former to pay the neat sun
! of one million dollars for it.
| This was in lSt2. Land owners tell mi
that the place was dear at One-half thu
sum. At any rate, when the Prince anC
Prince and Princess had finished building
wings and additions To the house, 1t wa
discovered that dry rot had set in, and tn
whole place had to be pulled down ant
the present hall was erected The lant
was drained, the waste places redeemed
trees planted. artificial lakes made, road
cut, stables, cottages and forty goO'
houses for tenants and officers of the house
hold were built. and by that time the plac
cost half a million more.
All this property is managed and looket
after by Mr.. Edmund Beck, the Prince
agent, and a gentleman OF great bushes
capacity and shTewdness. For twent.
years he has held this position, and to hiu
the Prince leaves everything, even the buy
inc of horses aud stock, for which MI
Beck's earlier experience as a NOrtolI
farmer qualify him.
Mrs. ROBERT 7. PORTER.